Pattern graph materials



Dec. 21, 1954 cs. R. WILLIAMS 2,697,455

' PATTERN GRAPH MATERIALS Filed Feb. 11, 195:5

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ATTORNEY United States PatentO PATTERN GRAPH MATERIALS Gladys Radford Williams, New York, N. Y.

Application February 11, 1953, Serial No. 336,367

1 Claim. (Cl. 135l383) This invention relates to fabrics adapted for use in making patterns for garments or other fabric articles, and the primary object of the invention is to provide a pattern material with means by which the location of the weft and warp threads will be plainly designated to thereby enable the dressmaker or seamstress to very readily cut pattern sections out of such material.

In the making of garments, such as dresses, aprons, slips and many other articles of wearing apparel, the proper cutting of the parts of the pattern out of the pattern fabric is desirable if the completed garment is to properly drape and fit. Some of the parts of the garment must be cut on the bias with respect to the threads of the fabric; other parts must be cut with their edges arranged parallel to the threads of the fabric. As

a result, it is highly essential for the dressmaker or seamstress to be able to very readily ascertain the direction of the threads in the pattern material and thus cut the pattern sections accordingly.

It is therefore an object of the invention to provide a textile fabric pattern material with clearly defined identifying lines, squares or similar markings or telltale identifications by means of which the direction of both the warp and weft threads in the fabric will be plainly designated so that the seamstress can speedily cut out the pattern sections at the required angularity with respect to the threads of the fabric as required by each dressmaking or other project.

More particularly, the invention contemplates the provision of a textile fabric of conventional weave. but having some of its warp threads omitted at predetermined, uniformly spaced intervals, thus providing in the body of the fabric, the effect of clearly-designated parallel lines for the length of the fabric to indicate the direction of the warp threads. Similarly, there is provided in the fabric the effect of transverse lines, secured 5 by the omission at uniformly spaced interval of weft threads. The result is that there is provided in the body of the fabric, the representation of a plurality of squares which are very helpful to the dressmaker in laying out and cutting the various sections of the pattern to be pro duced from this pattern fabric.

In the accompanying drawing. wherein an illustrative em odiment of the invention is disclosed,

Fig. l is a face view of a section or piece of the pattern fabric in which the indicating lines are diagrammatically illustrated;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of a section of fabric, showing how the marking lines are produced by the omission or e imination of certain of the warp and weft threads. and

Fig. 3 is a face view of a section of the fabric, showing how pattern pieces may be readily cut out when aided by the guide lines.

Referring to the drawing, and particularly to Fig. 1 thereof. a section or piece of fabric 1 is shown con structe in acc dance with the invention. The fabric is usuallv a textile cotton fabric of conventional weave. thus having the usual warp threads 2 and weft threads 3. In Fig. 2, the fabric is shown of very open weave for the pur ose of illustrating the invention. it being understood that the weave of the fabric used for pattern work is relativelv close.

At predetermi ed sp cings or interva s. the piece of fabric 1 is provided with a pluralitv of eouallv-snaced. clearlv-defined guide lines 4 extending longitudinally of the fabric. These so-called lines are a permanent part of the fabric since the same are formed in the piece by 'ice ' the omission or elimination ofcertainof the warpfithreads I thus providing --a spacing 5 between the warp- 1 threads which produces the effect of a clear, straight line extending from one end of the piece to its opposite end. These lines are provided at definite distances apart so that they not only constitute gauges for indicating the direction of the warp threads in the fabric, but constitute graduations or markings by means of which the size of pattern elements to be cut from the fabric can be determined.

In addition to the longitudinal gauge lines 4, transverse lines 6 are also provided. These transverse lines 15 are formed by the omission or elimination of certain selected weft threads from the body of the fabric. The lines 6 extend from one edge of the fabric piece to the other, and since they cross the longitudinal lines 4, the fabric assumes the aspect of a piece provided for its entire area with a plurality of similar squares.

By the provision of these lines extending both longitudinally and transversely of the fabric piece, the dressmaker or seamstress is readily enabled to determine at a glance the direction in which both the warp threads and the weft threads of the fabric extend. She can thus readily position the pieces to be cut from the pattern fabric at the required angles to secure cut-out sections either arranged on the bias or on the straight as re uired by the needs of the articular garment being fabricated. For example, in Fig. 3, a pattern section is shown at 8 which is required to be cut on the bias. The lines 4 nd 5 clearly indicate the strai ht f the goods and the piece to be cut is angularly placed with respect to these guide lines and is easily cut out. Similarly, the piece 9 requires bias cut and this may be simply done as explained. The piece 10 requires straight cutting, and using the lines 4 and 6 as guides, this piece is readily and accurately cut from the pattern fabric.

Since the squares in the fabric, formed by the lines 4 and 6 are accurately located at predetermined and uniform distances apart, the measurement of a pattern piece to be cut is greatly facilitated by simply counting the squares. Also, since the lines 4 and 6 are permanently formed in the body of the fabric by the omission of both warp and weft threads, washing, handling or other treatment applied to the fabric will not eliminate or eradicate these lines, and the same will always be present for the purposes herein described.

The lines may be formed at any distances apart; they might be produced at unequal distances apart, and the squares in the fabric can be made in any size according to the particular needs of any pattern fabric.

As an alternative for the provision of the gauge lines by removal of warp and weft threads, these gau e lines might be produced bv the provision of colored threads in the weave of the fabric.

While I have herein described a single embodiment of the invention, it is obvious that the same is not to be restricted thereto, but is broad enough to cover all structures coming within the scope of the annexed claim.

What I claim is:

A closely-woven textile fabric sheet suitable for using in the laving out and cutting of patterns for garments, said fabric consisting of a sheet of closely-woven threads, with the threads thereof in such close cont ct and iuxtaposition that the location of warp and weft threads and the direction of such threads is not plainly a arent without close examination, guide means provided in the sheet for enabling the direction and locati n of the threads which comprise the fabric to be readily determined, consisting in the omission of warp and weft threads at equally-spaced intervals sufficient in number only to thereby provide relatively fine linear interruptions in the fabric extending both longitudinally and transversely of the sheet to produce in the fabric the effect of equallyspaced, easily-seen lines extending for the length and Width of the sheet. the transverse line th s f rmed crossing the longitudinal lines to thereby divide the sheet into squares serving as guide lines and producing the elfect of a graph sheet usable for laying out and cutting pattern sections from the fabric.

(References on following page) References Cited in the file of this patent Number UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,690,776

Number Name Date 361,360 Hunt Apr.'19, 1887 6 Nunigelr46 442,116 Heitz ec. 9, 1890 Name Date Elston Nov. 6, 1928 FOREIGN PATENTS Country Date Great Britain of 1902 

